Newborns protected against tetanus in Gabon
Gabon: Newborns protected against tetanus was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Gabon, 1985–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Gabon stood at 79.0%.
That represents a change of down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Gabon peaked at 85.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1985.
Gabon ranks 89th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.2% | 29.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 55.8% | 33.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 39.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 75.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 79.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 90 Democratic Republic of Congo 78.0% compare
- 90 Haiti 78.0% compare
- 92 Mauritania 77.0% compare
More health data for Gabon
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,481 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 49,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 25,282 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 26,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 26,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 23,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 25,413 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Gabon?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Gabon was 79.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1985.
- How does Gabon rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Gabon ranks 89th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Newborns protected against tetanus (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.